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Maybe you should reread the post you responded to.

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The reason people don't sell copies of copyrighted software on the street is because it is *illegal*, not because they don't have access to the source.

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An example: The last 2 (about to be 3) versions of quake have been open-sourced, but the games *data* is copyrighted, so you can't just compile and sell your own version.

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Quote: Original post by GBGames
So being commercial software does not mean that it cannot be open source or free software.

Umm, but then you're not selling software... you're selling bandwidth, or warranties, or whatever other medium you use to provide the software.

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If I was arguing that the GPL works in all cases, I would be wrong and your argument would show it.

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Note that in any case, you're not making money out of the sale of the Software, but of other stuff - like art or services.

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Long after the games had been on sale, and had made most of the revenue they were going to anyway :)

Note that in any case, you're not making money out of the sale of the Software, but of other stuff - like art or services.

I can see a game like WoW potentially being open sourced, assuming all logic is controlled from the server side to avoid hacking, since the fact it requires a server connection will still allow the developer to charge for the game, tho.